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Americium

95 Am

Americium

Actinide period 7 f-block discovered: 1944

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
95
Atomic mass
243.061380 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Rn]7s2 5f7
Electronegativity
1.3 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
244 pm
Ionization energy
5.993 eV
Oxidation states
+6, +5, +4, +3

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
1449 K (1 175,85 °C)
Boiling point
2284 K (2 010,85 °C)
Density
13.69 g/cm³